Butte semi-weekly miner., 1887-10-19
ii THE SOUTH.
The Prssldsutial Trip Through Missouri
and ArkAnsas to Memphis.

The Prssldsutial Trip Through Missouri
| and ArkAnsas to Momphis.
| RAvENDEn. Ark, October 14.-President
Cleveland's train crossed into Arkansai
from Missouri this morning while he and
his party were at breakfast. All we're iu
excellent spirits on entering the South
being well assured of the hospitality fol
which the southern people are celebrated
Ths day was bright and charming. After
passing the Osark Mountains early in the
morning the train ran through q sparsely
ssttled region offering little in the way oi
popular demonstration. An opportunity
was offered to examine and enjoy the good
things found. Of which the ladies were tax
ing full advantage. The President bade
| sood.bJe reluctantly to the Northwest, re-
GREETING his stay hal been brief; that his
flight from point to point had been made
hastily and that SO many things of interest
had been left unseen.
SCENES ON THE ROAD.
Hox1E, Ark, October 14.-Ths doral
trophies OF tho forenoou's ride are one
little bunch OF golden rod pinned to q
piece OF pink paper, which was handed in
by a little girl at . water tank stopping
place. The President expressed q wish
to stop at marked tree in compliance
With a quaint invitation be received, signed
Dave Hawkins, promising a novel and
hearty reception in the wild West, which,
it said, would be an agreeabl change froru
the grand parades he has seen thus far.
Bill West, the letter continued, is hustling
to get ali his hunting equipments to make
display to meet the Presidents obeerva-
tiou. The marked tree
PROVED 10 BE FRAUD.
A wooden station house. hall . dosen In
habitaDts, shanties, . score of open
mouthed natives we're the only signs OF in
habitants and neither Dave Hawkins nor
Bill West made their appearance. The line
from Hoxie to West Memphis lay in Z,
typical Arkansas region. There were be- II
dozen little frontier villages. but for the
most part groves OF blasted forests bound.
ed the view. Interspersed we're openings
for corn and cotton fields, in the latter Of
which picking was going on. The train
reached West Memphis at 2:4O p. m.
At MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, October 14.-The President is
here and the largest throng Of civilians
ever gathered within city limits is on hand
to welcome him to the South. deleea-
ton boarded the train as it reached West
Memphis and invited the party on board
thesteamer Kate Adams. The vessel went
about three miles up stream to give the
President an opportunity to see the works
OF improvement on the river. and then
turning came back to the custom house.
where, after little delay. the guests were
landed. When the President and Mrs.
Cleveland we're seated in their carriage, q
multitude Of people in their enthusiasm
BROKE OVER ALL BOUNDS,
carry ing away the colored militia guard
and insisted on following behind the Presi-
Dental carriage. Progress to the hotel was
by no means an orderly proceeding, as it
was designed to be, a miscellaneous process
sion OF trucks, market wagons and 10, 900
negroes mixing up with the carriages, but
aside from the delay there was no harm
done. The party was assigned to comfort
able quarters in the Gayoso House. where
they remained till 8 O'Clock. when q com.
mitt of 200 ladies and gentlemen assem-
bled to escort the President and pa ty in
carriages to see the fireworks. After the
exhibition was concluded the President and
Mrs. Cleveland returned to the hotel and
held reception for about an hour. The
city is Handsomely decorated.